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Akira Fujimoto "Frozen Echoes"
Walls Tokyo
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Akira Fujimoto
Many works by the Gutai Art Association?a postwar Japanese avant-garde group?embody inner energy through a direct, almost physical confrontation with materials. The years in which Gutai was active, from 1954 to 1972, coincided with Japan’s period of rapid economic growth. One cannot help but feel that these artists absorbed the energy of the era and released it as artistic expression.
Energy remains a vital element of social infrastructure, but the way we perceive it has changed. Whereas energy once symbolized "speed and power," today it is increasingly associated with "sustainability and harmony"?a reflection of growing concerns about environmental impact and economic balance. As digitalization permeates every aspect of life, energy has become so seamlessly integrated into our daily routines that its presence often escapes our conscious awareness. It is ever-present, yet almost invisible.
Scientifically, energy is defined as the ability of an object to perform work?such as moving something or causing change. Each time energy changes form, entropy increases. This irreversible rise in entropy causes energy to follow a one-way flow of degradation. In theory, time can move in both directions, but in reality, it moves only forward because all physical phenomena obey the second law of thermodynamics?an increase in entropy through energy transformation.
Fujimoto intervenes in this temporal property of energy, embedding noise into the natural order. In his Replacement series, splattered pigments are not layered in chronological sequence. He peels these fragments from film and reassembles them on canvas, weaving them up and down across time. In the Perpetual Energy series, micro-moments of pigment blending are digitally magnified and re-rendered. By intentionally manipulating these chance occurrences, he enters a loop where the accidental seems planned yet still retains its randomness.
Harnessing uncontrollable forces?or even resisting the laws of nature?Fujimoto’s work opens new doors of perception. And perhaps, in these works, we catch a glimpse of ourselves: beings constantly shifting between the digital and the physical, between information and reality.
Energy remains a vital element of social infrastructure, but the way we perceive it has changed. Whereas energy once symbolized "speed and power," today it is increasingly associated with "sustainability and harmony"?a reflection of growing concerns about environmental impact and economic balance. As digitalization permeates every aspect of life, energy has become so seamlessly integrated into our daily routines that its presence often escapes our conscious awareness. It is ever-present, yet almost invisible.
Scientifically, energy is defined as the ability of an object to perform work?such as moving something or causing change. Each time energy changes form, entropy increases. This irreversible rise in entropy causes energy to follow a one-way flow of degradation. In theory, time can move in both directions, but in reality, it moves only forward because all physical phenomena obey the second law of thermodynamics?an increase in entropy through energy transformation.
Fujimoto intervenes in this temporal property of energy, embedding noise into the natural order. In his Replacement series, splattered pigments are not layered in chronological sequence. He peels these fragments from film and reassembles them on canvas, weaving them up and down across time. In the Perpetual Energy series, micro-moments of pigment blending are digitally magnified and re-rendered. By intentionally manipulating these chance occurrences, he enters a loop where the accidental seems planned yet still retains its randomness.
Harnessing uncontrollable forces?or even resisting the laws of nature?Fujimoto’s work opens new doors of perception. And perhaps, in these works, we catch a glimpse of ourselves: beings constantly shifting between the digital and the physical, between information and reality.
Schedule | Jul 3 (Thu) 2025-Jul 26 (Sat) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Walls Tokyo https://www.walls-tokyo.com/  | ||||
| Location | 6-2-41 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0001 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from exit 1 at Nezu Station on the Chiyoda line. 10 minute walk from Nippori Station on the JR Joban, Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6455-3559 | ||||
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